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The Holy Spirit (a 9-part study)
How Does Jesus Baptise with the Holy Spirit? Part 1
John said that Jesus would "baptise with the Holy Spirit." These words appear six times in the Bible: Matthew 3:11, Mark 1:8, Luke 3:16, John 1:33-34, Acts 1:5, Acts 11:16. "Baptise with the Holy Spirit" has been understood in a variety of ways. So let us look...
How Does Jesus Baptise with the Holy Spirit? Part 2
When the Spirit came on Pentecost, what Jesus had said – "you will be baptised with the Holy Spirit" – was fulfilled. What Jesus did on Pentecost is unrepeatable. It occurred once, but the benefits will continue until the Lord returns. Since the outpouring of the Holy...
How Are We Baptised By One Spirit Into One Body?
"For we were all baptised by one Spirit into one body – whether Jews or Greeks, slave or free – we were all given the one Spirit to drink." (1 Corinthians 12:13) This article builds on two previous articles which dealt with the words of Jesus: "you will be baptised...
What is Blasphemy Against the Holy Spirit?
"And so I tell you, every sin and blasphemy will be forgiven men, but the blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven. Anyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but anyone who speaks against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven, either in...
How Can We Be Filled With The Holy Spirit?
When you read of the spiritual vibrancy in the life of the early church do you wonder, "Why is my life not like that? How can I live under the Spirit's influence?" Conversion to Christ is something amazing: We receive the gracious gift of forgiveness and the Holy...
How Can We Resist The Holy Spirit?
The Bible records the prominent ministry of the Holy Spirit. Jesus promised that the Holy Spirit would guide, teach and recall to the apostles all he had said. (John 14:26; 16:13) Through his ministry, the Holy Spirit convicts the world of sin, righteousness and...
How Can We Grieve The Holy Spirit?
"And do not grieve the Holy Spirit" is Paul's instruction to the Ephesian believers. (Ephesians 4:30) If the Holy Spirit were simply a power or a force, and not a person, he could not be grieved. But the Holy Spirit is a person: he can be lied to (Acts 5:3); he can be...
How Can We Live A Spirit-Filled Life?
When you read the New Testament and see the spiritual vibrancy in the life of the early church do you wonder, 'Why is my life so empty? How can I live under the Spirit's influence?' When we were converted to Christ we received the Holy Spirit. The Spirit identifies us...
What is the Gift of Tongues?
Before Jesus returned to the Father in Heaven he promised to send the Holy Spirit. The disciples waited in Jerusalem and on the day of Pentecost the Lord Jesus Christ fulfilled his promise – he sent the Holy Spirit. "When the day of Pentecost came, they were all...